Survival Test: OEX Bobcat 1 Budget Tent vs. Horrendous 45mph Winds - Will it Survive the Night?
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- Will the OEX Bobcat 1 survive 45mph winds all night long or will it snap under pressure. I test it out and stay inside it for 14hrs. Putting it through it's paces and taking on powerful winds throughout the night.
Please bare in mind that this is a one pole tent, things could go horribly wrong but if they do I can make it safely off the Moor and to my car.
I was literally cooking our even tea with Charlie when I made the decision to head out the door. I had been following the weather forecast over the week and noticed heavy winds were due in my area on this night. I had my bag packed ready if the forecast was true.
Looking through the window just as tea finished cooking I saw the trees in the garden going crazy. So packing the food just cooked I headed out the door.
The walk up onto the top of the Moor was pleasant enough but by the time I had reached the top all that changed!
Hit by powerful winds and rain from every direction I begain to look for a pitch. After what seemed an age I finished erecting the tent and quickly got inside.
I was battered from the setup and was in need of a brew and time to relax before facing the onslaught of the night in a small £49 budget tent.
Will I Survive The Night?
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00:00 Introduction
01:09 Walk In
01:59 How To Pitch A Tent In Windy Conditions
05:05 Sleep System Used On This Camp
06:30 Cooking Evening Meal
11:04 Morning!
12:28 Thoughts & Pack Down
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I've used my Bobcat in all weather conditions over the past three years. You're right about it not being aerodynamic. If the wind changes you end up wth the outer wall convexing in and robbing what little space you have. I always use delta pegs but the design of the tent is what it is. The upsides are that you can sit up, it's very waterproof and pitches outer first.
Hi James, good stuff mate, a veteran then pal. Yeah you have to be careful of how you pitch if it's windy. Having the guy rope that's on the back of the tent did help on this camp, it just kept it off mist of the night and I was glad the wind mainly stayed on the side of the tent thankfully. I was more than happy with how it performed. Yeah it's fab to be able to fully sit up in it. I call it the half Cloud Peak haha. Thanks mate, Ant 👍
Good camp mate. Tent did well! Spooky up there - land of the Shuck! ATB pal
Cheers Chris, yeah really enjoyed the solo camp. Not done it for yonks mate! Haha the black shuck! Cheers pal
Awesome pal. Kept me on edge at one point.
Ahh cheers Leon, yeah those were some strong winds pal, bent the pole right over a few times. Thanks matey 👍
Love your vids ant. Great one as always all the best for the new year and many more adventures. I can't wait get back out.
Hi there Scott, thanks very much for saying mate. Have a wonderful new year yourself pal. Yeah get yourself out on a camp buddy, it's great for the mind, body and soul 👍
Great video Ant. You really put that tent through its paces and it does go to show that you don't need to spend the earth to be comfortable in some challenging conditions! More of this stuff, please 🙏👍
Hey Benny, thanks man! Yeah I've really enjoyed testing this out, I was am prepared to see it wrecked just so we all know how far it can be pushed. It's not a bad thing because I feel this is how we should want all our kit tested. It's in writing what it can take but I want to see it haha!
Yeah definitely mate, I will never be able to afford the top of the range tents but I still want to be able to go on certain adventures that require kit that will withstand a beating.
Thanks Benny, yeah I'm enjoying these types of camps, take my mind off stuff going in dude.
Total agree my friend
Very interesting and windy video.Thanks for sharing this with us.Have a wonderful day.
Hi mate, thank you very much. Yeah it was a real fun video to make, bad weather is great to be out in as long as your prepared. Thanks for watching and for commenting pal 👍
Good test that Ant, you were right out in the elements not tucked away, so the tent got the full battering of the wind and rain. 👍👍
Hi Martin, thank mate. Yeah I don't believe in doing something half-hearted. People want the truth when they watch reviews and tests of kit and that's what you get with me plus it gives me a buzz being out in weather like this. Big thanks matey for your comment 👍
Your cooking again 👌Looked well nice! I'm surprised you got any sleep really but the morning peace makes up for it. Them winds that night were relentless. Glad it held up!
Hi Phil, cheers matey! Yeah the Lemon chicken was banging mate, right up my street. Yeah it's funny for most people wind is annoying, I find it relaxing, I woke at 2.30am and stay awake quite a while. Sometimes I feel being chilled and relaxed in your bag is just as good as a kip. Cheers buddy for watching
Brilliant video Ant,well done mate ⛺️
Hi Alan, thank you bud. Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow 😮 what an adventure mate. Well done and Gordon Ramsey could take a leaf out of your book. Delicious meal and cake in a harsh environment. Cracking stuff. ATB Phill 😉👍
Hi Phil mate, thank you buddy! Glad you enjoyed it pal. Yeah loved every minute of this camp. Haha yeah that dish was sooo nice mate, I'll be making that again for sure!
Yeah Charlie did fab with the cake didn't he.
Big thanks for watching dude, say hi to everyone for me and hope your all ok.
Great Video, bit of a windy one lol👍👍👍
Hello Dan, hi Meg. Thank you both very much. Haha yeah a great way to spend the evening, loved it! Cheers, Ant 👍
That certainly was a test and a half for the budget tent. Great job pitching in that wind, in the dark.
...love the sound of Guinness cake too, your boy has skills.
Hi Si mate, yeah mate it was the one test I was most worried about. Yeah, pitching in that really did test me never mind the tent haha.
Yes mate that cake was ace!! Well recommend trying it. He did a top job. Thanks as always buddy.
Sturdy little tent.
It sure is, not 100% sure what it would have been like in the morning but the short time we where there she held up fabulous!
Well you and the Bobcat survived the night. Rough old night that Ant. Top meal again mate 👍
Hi Joe, thanks buddy. Yeah it held up real well! It's definitely right up my street when it's bad weather. Cheers mate, the food was sooo nice!
Well Ant, great to see the 45quid tent getting another outing in testing conditions and it looks to of done fantastic jib in keeping you dry cosy and no condensation by the looks of it. Another impressive meal there pal. Good tv signal up there and very wintery 🤫. Thanks for sharing,enjoyed that and look forward to more adventures fella. Take care mate. Andy
Hello Andy, thanks matey. Yes it withstood a good battering on this camp, loved it mate.
Thanks pal, tasty hot food does wonders doesn't it. Haha definitely is, pitty you can't get a good Internet signal haha. Big thanks for watching mate, good of you
Excellent tent that! Pretty exciting first solo camp for a while mate! And some fabulous dinner too! Bad luck about the oil! But I guess it was worth it comparing to having some dried meal!
Hey mate! Thank you. Yeah a great feeling to head out on my own, it's been too long. Thanks, it filled a big spot haha, nice and spicy too. I know man, I was gutted when I smelt it when I opened the bag, knew it had leaked. Thanks for watching as always pal 👍
Cracking video again ant
Hi mate, thank you buddy, I appreciate that 👍
Just goes to show that you may be "Surviving the Night" but that's no excuse to not eat like a king 😄.....well done! 🍻
Hi Ted haha oh damn right mate, you'll very rarely see me with an adventure meal. I'm a big lad and they just won't fill me hahah plus I think there's only one that people say is any good, the Reindeer stew.
Thanks matey 👍
You are very brave Ant to go out in those conditions glad the tent help up for you. Your food looks amazing. Charlie is a great cook. 👍😊⛺
Hi Cath, haha thank you! If it had have come down around my ears I was ready to pack up and head back to the car. Always be prepared and you can near enough enjoy any kind of weather.
Thank you, yeah we love cooking that's for sure, Charlie's getting to be a good Baker too haha. Big thanks Cath
@@AntSurviveTheNight aw thanks Ant. Yes you was very brave looked so hard work getting the tent up in the hurendous weather. Charlie will have a good work trade if he keeps up with the cooking. Have a great day Ant. 👍😊❤️
Haha yeah it was a little crazy getting it up but once I'd sussed the beat pitch it went well. Yeah Charlie is a fab cook and getting real good at baking now too! Have a top week Cath and thanks again!
@@AntSurviveTheNight Your very welcome Ant. 🙂👍
Cheers for that vid, I got one off the Missus for crimbo, not managed an outing in it yet but it’s good to know what it can handle, hopefully I’ll get out over the moor with it soon enough. Cheers keep up the good work dude 👌
Hi Steven, thank you for watching mate. Yeah I'm sure you'll love the Bobcat mate, its a good reliable tent. I'm also pretty sure it won't let you down either mate. Let me know your thoughts when you've been out with you pal. Thanks Steven. Cheers, Ant 👍
Nice one Ant, the tent held up well mate, nice bit of scran too ATM buddy 👍
Hi Phil, thanks pal. Yeah it did a great job buddy. Cheers, yeah definitely a dish to try man. Cheers for having a watch 👍
Good outcome/Anth, honest I thought it was going to go pair shaped, you did really well and the menus, wow. Nothing Niger that being in a storm and find home comforts. ATV. Harry
Hi Harry, yeah when I was pitching it I thought the same as the pole was literally bent over pal. I'm very impressed with it mate. Thank you, yeah a nice winter warmer dish that, I recommend it. Yes, when your in your shelter and it's blowing and raining outside its a great feeling. Thank you Harry for having a watch
Good stuff Ant 🐜 good little tent that. It’s a nightmare the wind though especially when it whips around. So annoying. But you survived and the tent. So it’s all good Atb mate 👍
Hey Andy, cheers mate. Yeah it's gonna be a work horse I'm sure mate. Yes, definitely hard work setting up in bad weather and at night but we gotta practice these things haven't we mate.
Cheers for watching Andy 👍
That grub looked awesome and really satisfying cold weather food too....i am trying to be healthy right now and eating lots of salads and fruits and this has just given me proper food envy :(
The BobCat stood up well in that wind , its always satisfying when a tent out performs its expectations especially when you haven't had to spend a Saturday night in the back streets of The Gay Village trying to raise the best part of a grand to pay for a Hilleberg !
Lol Olan! Not sure I'd sell my body for camping gear but then again I'm not sure anyone would buy it hahaha.
Thanks mate, yeah I made it at home but saw the weather cranking up and just went for it, food in a pot and tent on my back and out the door haha.
Yeah this test was the one test I was most concerned about but was willing to take it to the max to see how it would hold up. Cheers pal
Looked a wild night Ant , but the little shelter held out just fine . Weather has been pure pish so far this year . Itching for a camp myself😂 atb Dave
Hi Dave mate, yeah it's a little cracker mate, it's stood up to a lot of punishment these past camps, it's done me proud man.
Oh yeah its been rubbish so far hasn't it. Constantly raining. Hope you get out soon bud.
There a cracking tent for the money mate iv had mine for a couple off years now 👍
Hi Andrew, the are mate! It's a pleasure to take it out and very reliable to boot. Thanks pal for watching
Trying to pitch a tent in a gale is hard work. I've had that a few times now. Wasn't laughing at the time but had a chuckle much later. And in the dark? Mad. The weather is brutal tonight. Take care Ant.
Hi Mark, yeah no easy feet but I do like to challenge myself because you just never know when you might have to do something that's uncomfortable. Yeah the weather is horrible tonight, wish I was out in it lol. Thanks pal!
@@AntSurviveTheNight lol thee's not wired reet lad...lol. to be fair I do like to push the wall too, so I get that. I give off a lot of heat so my balance is staying warm and dry without sweating too much and freezing and not dressing for Alaska. There's a fine balance. I have some new kit I need to test soon. Parlick could be a good pitch. Or I may go further north. Up to the land of my fathers - Skye or Lewis.
Yeah it's funny, I'm the other way, I'm very cold blooded but on this night it was pretty mild, 6 degrees, positively summer haha.
Ahh yeah get up to Scotland mate, wish I could, maybe later in the year dude. Enjoy Mark!
Brought my son a Bobcat for him to use on his Chief Scout expedition, I was a little weary for the price. As you say, a first-rate bit of kit, very impressed it is going to get a lot of use by me as well 😁
Hello mate, it's a great choice for sure. I'll be the same I think. Charlie my youngest will be on to his DofE Silver this year and he would go straight in for the Banshee but this is just too good to pass up for it. Lightweight, easy to put up, just perfect for DofE.
Haha yeah definitely get yourself out in it too pal. Cheers, Ant 👍
That may have been the same night my mate was out camping at Grisedale tarn when he was out with a mate, spent a few hours drinking in his mates tent and when he went back to his own tent, it was completely flat, horrendous wind and torrential rain. Looked a real rough night and how on earth can you plan a pitch when the end keeps changing, must have been a mare and you sure earned that hot chicken dinner. Good tip about uncoupling your stove and getting 4 hours sleep would be the norm for me, so I would be happy. Canny test for your tent mind, as well as you, cheers Alan
Hi Alan, yeah sounds like it mate. It certainly was windy all night. Its always handy to have a back up, either a fellow camper or at least a plan to get out of a bad situation.
Yeah that was the toughest point mate setting up. I had to make a decision as to what I thought was the worst direction. I was right as when I got inside the tent it was more or less fine.
Yeah I didn't know the stove uncoupling idea. Very good and very healthy I bet mate.
Big thanks Alan mate for watching, good of you buddy
Well done mate
I have a bobcat they are amazing tents for the money
Cheers Graham
Hello Graham, thanks very much pal, yes it's fast becoming the first tent I think of when planning a trip. I've never thought like that before, I'm always think oh I'll take this or I'll take that but I'm loving it pal. Thanks for having a watch. Cheers, Ant 👍
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Nice one Ant.
Got the helm1 compact think your would love that to mate 👍👍
Atb Graham
Yes mate! I want that next, they look right up my street and another one to test. It's on the wish list buddy 👍
I'm amazed that little tent survived that Ant. BUT the wind can change direction and then maybe it wouldn't have survived the night :)
Hi Sandy, oh for sure mate that's the big issue. It was changing direction when I was pitching it up. Took me about half an hour to finally decide to just go for it. Once I got the guy lines in place the pole was much more stable. The only thing to do would be to go out and change the pitch. I will try it head on to wind just to see what she's like. Thanks pal for having a watch 👍
Great that Ant mate looked a wild night .. was guna get 1 of them tents till the robbin gets put it to 99.99 in the so called sale 🤔🙈..👍🏻🍻
Hi Craig, thanks matey. Yeah it certainly lived up to the forecast 😆. Yeah it shot back up in price didn't it. Just keep an eye out for it pal
Cool video! ❤
Love to know where you picked the bobcat up at that price .. I’ve been watching for it to be on a sale so I can pick one up
Hi Sue thank you very much. It was a website called Dishing Republic. We'll worth keeping an eye on it. I would actually pay double what I did as I really think its a quality tent. Good luck picking one up. All tge best
Bloodyel Ant your a mad man. And to make a meal like that on top of it all. Talk about doing what you love no matter what 😂
Hello Chris, haha I loved it mate. I promised myself to do more of these types of camps when I did Castle Crag but never managed it. I'll make sure I do more now as I totally loves it mate.
Yeah the food I actually cooked at home about 30mind before. I had an idea it was gonna be windy and packed my bag earlier that day but time took a hold and before I knew it I was cooking and baking. I kept looking out the window see the wind and just thought I need to get out. So after cooking it, I just threw it in my pack and headed out the door lol. Thank you mate for watching
@@AntSurviveTheNight well I’m glad you did. That tents ace for the size too ehhy. I’m gona do more camping this year too. Try and find a few more spots out the way.
Cheers again Chris. Yeah it packs down so small and lightweight mate. Yeah make sure you do mate, it's great to get out either with mates or solo. Just great for the soul isn't it.
Great stuff I've just bought one for some peak camps at least I no what I've got to deal with hahaha ❤
Hi mate, ahh good stuff! You wint be disappointed I'm sure. Let me know how you get in will ya! Thanks for watching, Ant.
@AntSurviveTheNight yeah ant I will do buddy I'm doing one me vid for youtube befor Xmas so will fill ya in with details 😉
Looks better than the lanshan one , I found the lanshan was to short even though I’m only 5’10. I may have a look at this thanks for the vid 👍🏻
Hello Matt, now I want a Lanshan one with the 4 season inner, what's your thoughts on it pal? Too short you say? The Bobcat is a snug fit, I'm 5.9 but my feet don't touch the bottom. With it being quite snug it holds the heat so well mate. Big thanks for watching the vid, Ant 👍
@@AntSurviveTheNight I've got the lanshan one plus 4 season. I'm 6'2 and fit fine in it. You can sit up just about but the vestibules a good size too for cooking and storage. It is a true 1 person so once your gears laid out it's pretty much like the bobcat
Cheers Phil, yeah it's one that's been in my sights for ages, I look forward to testing that out when I pick one up
@@AntSurviveTheNight I got mine off Colin from outdoor gear essentials as he's the best UK based supplier really
I'll have to look him up mate, thanks
Had this tent for 5 years now never let me down could do with more space inside 😂
Hi Bella, yeah it’s blumming ace isn’t it. I’d like do do a couple of mods and will just to make the sleeping area a little more roomy.
Thanks for this review. I've just bought one for a trip to Scotland. I've not tried it out yet. A bit concerned some folks have issues getting pole in as I have arthritis. Is there a knack to it? Looks like a nifty little tent though, and I'll try it out before I go.
Your food looked delicious!
Hello Jeanette, thank you very much for having a watch and for your comment. You will love this tent that's for certain. With regards to the pole. What I do is push it through the material, pop it into one of the eye holes then over to the other side and arch the pole over so that your first side holds on the ground while you pop in the other side of the pole, hope that makes sense? It's a case of putting pressure on to the pole and bending it so it pop's in easy.
Yeah test it out on a playing field or back garden if you are able to.
Thanks again and hope this helps. Cheers, Ant 👍
Where did you camp mate? Looked like the mast on winter hill in the back ground. I'm taking my bobcat up to red tarn and angle tarn at the end of the month doing a 2 night solo. Awesome little tents 👍
Hi James, yeah on the Moorland mate. Ahh class, you'll be in good hands I'm sure. It's a very stable tent that's for sure. Enjoy mate, sounds a class adventure that. Cheers, Ant.
@@AntSurviveTheNight that's my local camping spot up round the roddlesworth area. Never know might bump into you on a camp. All the best mate 👍
Ahh good stuff pal, yeah come say hi if you see me matey 👍
I replaced the plastic hooks with small carabiners. Issue sorted. 👍
Hello Allie and Maria, that's a top mod, I'll look into that cheers, Ant 👍
I some times take the inside out and sleep with just the waterproof sheet
I put my sleeping bag inside a bivi bag just in case it touches the waterproof sheet
Yeah a good way of opening it up, you can also drop the inner while you sit especially if it’s raining, that gives you a little more movement before bed time
What is the table that u use?
It's a carp table Dick 👍, cheers, Ant
What were you using to test wind speeds
A Kestrel 👍
@Ant Survive The Night ive done 50 mph its no fun great test though
Yeah it can be quite something can't ut. I do like this type of camp though, will it or won't it make it through. As long as your sensible and have a get out plan practiced its a great way to spend an evening in bad weather.
Meant to be 50mph this weekend so gonna head out I reckon. Cheers Simon 🍻
Bobcat survives the night💪have a look at camping Caledonia channel he shows a good little mod for the bobcat 👍atb
Hello mate, yeah it done me proud again, it can withstand a good blasting. Cheers, ill have a look. Thanks for watching, Ant.
Superb video Ant!👍
But before you take the Bobcat out again do this modification which easily adds two extra guy lines at the rear:
czcams.com/video/q-v5io6spDo/video.html
The author has had the mod on his tent for around 18 months and still going strong.
I also put some stick on velcro on the inner, by the centre guy, to keep the inner from sagging. Although it reduces the air gap so far that has not been a problem.
Hi Stephen, thank you pal! I'll have a look into that mate, just a couple of adjustments and mods and yeah it can't be stopped. Good tip with the velcro too. Thanks mate